Author: Graham Greene
Title: The Heart of the Matter
Description: London, William Heinemann LTD, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant novel by Graham Greene, from the library of fellow author Brian Aldiss. The first edition, first impression.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence&apos. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells.'The Heart of the Matter' is a brilliant novel, which draws on Greene's own experiences as a British intelligence officer in Freetown, British Sierra Leone. An award winning novel, this work won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. A small patch of discolouration to the spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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